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TCEP 215: Improving Your Seller-Doer Skills as an Engineering Professional

July 20, 2022 By EMI

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seller-doerIn this episode, I talk to Amanda Payne, Associate Vice President and Business Development Director at Horner & Shifrin, about the role of a seller-doer and how it has changed from before the pandemic to where we are today. She also provides some great tips on how you can improve your seller-doer skills as an engineer.

Engineering Quotes:

seller-doer

seller-doer

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Amanda:

  • How was your journey from a business development manager to Director, to now being an Associate Vice President, accomplished and what motivated you to progress in your career?
  • How would you describe a seller-doer and the responsibilities of a seller-doer today?
  • What are some of the skills that an engineering professional should have to become a seller-doer and how would you recommend they develop these seller-doer skills?
  • How has the role of a seller-doer evolved from pre-pandemic, to during the pandemic, to now where we are hopefully heading out of this pandemic?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About Improving Your Seller-Doer Skills as an Engineering Professional:

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Filed Under: Business Development, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: building a relationship with someone, how to be a good communicator, Improving Your Seller-Doer Skills, professional organizations

TSEC 66: Reducing Embodied Carbon in Construction: How Structural Engineers Can Help

December 9, 2021 By EMI

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In this episode, we talk to Megan Stringer, SE, LEED, AP, BD+C, Associate Principal at Holmes, about embodied carbon reduction and how engineers can help reduce embodied carbon in construction.

Engineering Quotes:

Embodied Carbon in Construction
Embodied Carbon in Construction

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Megan:

  • What is embodied carbon and why is it important?
  • How can structural engineers help reduce embodied carbon in construction?
  • What is the Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program, and how does it aim to help embodied carbon reductions?
  • What is the most creative thing that you have seen in an Embodied Carbon Action Plan (ECAP) regarding how an engineering firm has reduced their embodied carbon?
  • What is a Life Cycle Assessment?
  • What was your involvement in the largest mass timber building in North America — a Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) structure?
  • What career advice would you give to young engineers who would like to achieve success similar to yours?

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About Reducing Embodied Carbon in Construction:

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Filed Under: TSEC-The Structural Engineering Channel Tagged With: Carbon Leadership Forum, ECAP, Embodied Carbon Action Plan, embodied carbon data, Embodied Carbon in Construction, embodied carbon reduction, embodied carbon reductions, Getting involved in committees, greenhouse gas emissions, largest mass timber building in North America, Life Cycle Assessment, lower embodied carbon, professional organizations, reduce embodied carbon, structural engineers, Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program

TCEP 185: How to Grow a Civil Engineering Company Successfully

October 6, 2021 By EMI

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Grow a Civil Engineering Company

In this episode, the ninth episode in our Civil Engineering Entrepreneurs Series, I talk to Brian Barker, P.E., M.S., Principal at Deuel & Associates about how to start and grow a civil engineering company successfully, specifically some of the challenge you will face when you start, and how to overcome them.  Brian also talks about how you can reduce your company’s risk through client diversification.

Engineering Quotes:

Grow a Civil Engineering Company

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Brian:

  • How do you find, develop, and retain the right people in your firm?
  • What markets can a civil engineer think of getting into to grow their company?
  • Are there benefits to having an in-house surveying component in a civil engineering company?
  • What needs to be focused on daily to continue the growth of your company?
  • What advice do you have for civil engineers getting into the leadership part of a civil engineering company?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About How to Grow a Civil Engineering Company:

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Entrepreneurs, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: Brian Barker, business owner, civil engineer, Civil Engineering Company, Civil Engineers, Engineering Firms, Grow a Civil Engineering Company, growth of your company, Lead by Example, Leadership, leadership role, professional organizations, retain the right people, team members, technical workload

TSEC 60: The Benefits of Using Ultra-High Performance Concrete in Your Engineering Projects

September 16, 2021 By EMI

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In this episode, we talk to Matthew J. Bandelt, Ph.D., P.E., an Assistant Professor and Associate Chair of Graduate Studies in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) about using emerging concrete materials, such as ultra-high performance concrete, in projects and how they test these materials to evaluate their performance.

Engineering Quotes:Ultra-High-Performance Concrete - Matthew J, Tewet this

Ultra-High-Performance Concrete . Mathew Picardal Tweet this

Ultra-High-Performance Concrete - Cara Green Tweet this

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Matthew:

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Filed Under: TSEC-The Structural Engineering Channel Tagged With: ACI members, bridge applications, career in structural engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ductile concrete, ductile concrete systems, durability behavior, emerging concrete materials, engineering projects, high-performing mechanical properties, increase the construction speed, Matthew J. Bandelt, monotonic or cyclical loading, New Jersey Institute of Technology, professional organizations, seismic-related matters, Structural tests, Ultra-High-Performance Concrete

TGEP 25: Practical Project Management Solutions for Geotechnical Engineers

June 3, 2021 By EMI

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Project Management

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Antonio Marinucci, Ph.D., MBA, P.E., the founder and President of V2C Strategists LLC, about practical project management solutions for geotechnical engineers.

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Project Management

Project Management

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Antonio in This Episode:

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Filed Under: TGEP - The Geotechnical Engineering Podcast Tagged With: avoid a crisis, Dr. Antonio Marinucci, geotechnical engineers, getting involved with associations, grow your project management skills, having a good mentor, Having an MBA and a Ph.D., online learning programs, Practical Project Management, professional organizations, project management, Project Management Skills, Project Management Solutions, proposed solution, research and case studies, structure your approach, V2C Strategists LLC, Working on large projects

TGEP 07: How to Start and Grow a Successful Engineering Firm

September 25, 2020 By EMI

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In this episode of The Geotechnical Engineering Podcast, I talk to Peggy Hagerty Duffy, P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE, president at Hagerty Engineering, Inc., about starting a successful engineering firm. Peggy shares some of the valuable lessons she learned when starting her firm and how she overcame obstacles in her path.

Engineering Quotes:

Successful Engineering

Successful Engineering

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Peggy Hagerty Duffy, P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE, in This Episode:

  • Can you tell us what it is like to be the President of Hagerty Engineering?
  • What made you decide to take the geotechnical engineering path?
  • Do you have to love math to be an engineer?
  • Why did you start your blog and what experiences have you had because of it?
  • Can you tell us about the deep foundation video that you were in and what your role was in it?
  • What made you decide to start your own firm?
  • Did you have any fears when you started your firm and how did you overcome them?
  • If you had to look back, did you make the right decision to start a firm?
  • Is there anything that you can think of doing differently in your firm?
  • What is your advice for geotechnical engineers who are thinking about starting their firm?
  • With your firm’s involvement with ADSC, how do you find time to do everything, and how does it align with your responsibilities and professional career?
  • At what point do you think in someone’s career should they start looking at getting engaged with professional organizations?

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About How to Start and Grow a Successful Engineering Firm:

  • Peggy started her geotechnical engineering career by conducting basic geotechnical investigations, and still does this from time to time. She has kept her company small because she does not want to go to a level of just management – she still wants to be active in the field. The company is in an area where there are many sinkholes, and it excites her to work on projects that involve working with sinkholes.
  • Peggy started studying in the medical field, however, she had helped her dad with research projects and discovered that she enjoyed doing that kind of work, and so decided to pursue a geotechnical engineering career.
  • You do not need to love math to be an engineer, but you do need to be able to do it.
  • There are not many women in the geotechnical engineering field, and the few that are there feel like they cannot talk about having rough days at a site. This is because they are mostly scared someone is going to pull them off of the project and replace them with a man. Peggy’s blog serves as an outlet for women, and they are encouraged to join in and share their experiences.
  • Peggy was 30 years old when she decided to start her firm. She decided to do this because she did not agree with the philosophy of many of the places she worked at. Many firms put the business decisions before the engineering decisions, but Peggy wanted to do this the other way around: engineering decisions and ethics first.
  • When starting her firm, Peggy was more nervous about the business side of things than the engineering side. She thought in a way where she felt responsible for the mortgages of all the people who worked in her firm. She has a spontaneous personality and when she decided to start her firm, she said she was doing it and not looking back.
  • Hagerty Engineering Inc., does a lot of outreach and support of community construction projects.
  • If you get involved with all of your employees’ personal problems, then you are not being a good manager, and this takes a while to learn.
  • The ADSC is Hagerty Engineering’s biggest client, and they service their technical director. They oversee all of ADSC’s technical committee work and all the research that is done with the association. They are also the liaison with federal estate agencies and represent members in technical issues.
  • You should start engaging with professional organizations as soon as you can. This will help you early in your career to get help with problems from people who have done it before.

More Details in This Episode…

About Peggy Hagerty Duffy, P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE

successful engineeringPeggy Hagerty Duffy, P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE, graduated from the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1989 and a Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering degree with a concentration in geotechnical engineering in 1990. She worked for several consulting firms before starting Hagerty Engineering in 1997 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in the metro Louisville, Kentucky, area.

Peggy has experience with both deep and shallow foundations for a wide variety of structures, including municipal facilities, wastewater treatment and water treatment plants, multifamily and single-family housing, industrial complexes, and many others. She also has experience with tunnel and dam design and with dam remediation, as well as slope stability analysis. She has extensive experience in karst terrain and has worked on hundreds of projects involving sinkhole treatment and design and construction of structures over sinkholes.

Sources/References:

Hagerty Engineering
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Underpinnings Blog
Video: What is the geotechnical field?
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Filed Under: TGEP - The Geotechnical Engineering Podcast Tagged With: ADSC, business decisions, community construction projects, Engineering Decisions, Ethics, Geotechnical Engineering, geotechnical investigations, Hagerty Engineering, Inc., outreach and support, overcame obstacles, Peggy Hagerty Duffy, philosophy, professional organizations, research projects, sinkholes, Successful Engineering Firm, Underpinnings Blog

Building Community and Your Engineering Career

August 3, 2020 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Sabrina Rivera, P.E.

communityI was going to start with the definition of community, but I have a feeling you already have a few examples in mind. For me, community is something that is created through multiple positive interactions with a group of individuals. Over time, bonds form and community develops, as all members are looking for the betterment of themselves and the group overall.

There are many benefits to being involved with a community, both directly and indirectly related to your career. The obvious one is professional organizations, which provide networking technical enrichment and social functions. Indirect communities can also provide opportunities by introducing you to people who are part of your network but not anyone you had met before or people from different industries who can serve as mentors and friends. Additionally, working with communities indirectly related to your career can provide an avenue for a cross-pollination of ideas and be a source of inspiration.

My first real experience with building community occurred when I served as president of the California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) ASCE student club. Although our organization had existed for many years, there were ebbs and flows with involvement. During this year, my fantastic team and I were able to increase membership and excitement for the club. A few steps we took to build community were:

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Filed Under: Blog, Networking/Client Relations Tagged With: being involved with a community, building a career, Building Community, community, community development, Engagement with ASCE, Interacting and working, multiple positive interactions, networking technical enrichment, professional level experience, professional organizations, Sabrina Rivera, serve as mentors, working with communities

TCEP 133: Focusing on People and Community Services as a Civil Engineer

December 18, 2019 By EMI

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Community Services

In episode 133 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk to civil engineer Miranda Patton, a business development director at MNS Engineers. We talk about growing the engineering workforce, women in leadership, community services, STEM education, and the future of public infrastructure in America. 

Engineering Quotes:

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Miranda:

  • What made you move from the public sector to the private sector?
  • How did you end up getting involved in business development?
  • What are some of the things that civil engineers can do ahead of time when it comes to getting a project funded?
  • What are some action steps that civil engineers can take to get involved in community services and committees?
  • Could you share some thoughts around growing the engineering workforce?
  • What advice can you give young women in civil engineering who are looking to become a leader in their field?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About Focusing on People and Community Services as a Civil Engineer:

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Filed Under: TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast, Women in Engineering Tagged With: Civil Engineers, committees, Community Service, engineering project, Focusing on People, infrastructures that are failing, mentor, next generation of engineers, Private Sector, professional organizations, Public Sector, STEM, Women in engineering

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